Emily Ferguson Murphy
Emily Ferguson Murphy was a pioneering Canadian women's rights advocate and Alberta's first female judge. She was a prominent member of the Famous Five, a group that successfully challenged the legal definition of 'person' in 1929, which had previously excluded women from being appointed to the Senate. While celebrated for her contributions to women's rights, Murphy's legacy is complicated by her support of controversial views, including eugenics and discriminatory policies against Indigenous peoples.
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Emily Murphy was Alberta’s first female judge and one of the so-called Famous Five women behind the 1929 Persons Case.
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